Archive for December, 2007

Hedonic and Utilitarian Motivators in Shopping

Shopping research divides people’s motivations for shopping and buying into two broad categories. The “Utilitarian” motivators are practical and economic, and the the “Hedonic” motivations relate to pleasure, leisure and self-image. It isn’t surprising that men are more influenced by the utilitarian motivators, while women are more influenced by the hedonic motivators:
” Women showed [...]